Former commander-in-chief of Nigeria and PDP chieftain, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has hinted on his longing to still serve the nation in this current dispensation.

The immediate past president, said he is ready to work for his successor, Muhammadu Buhari.

According to Jonathan, government is a continuum and true service knows no end; all must be done to see that the nation attains the greatest height.

Jonathan however, said he would not force himself on the current government if his attention was not needed.

He said: “I am former president and I cannot throw myself on the new government. It depends on the assignment the current president decides to give me and also depends on if I have the capacity to carry out such assignment.

“He is our president and can decide to send people on assignments based on national interests. When I was in office, I used to give assignments to former presidents and that is how it has always been. I am free to work for my country and indeed for any other African president that considers my service valuable.”

He however, declined comment when asked by journalist to rate the current government.

On whether the current government is living up to expectation, Jonathan said: “but when you ask me about what is happening to all my legacies and what is happening in the government today, I will tell you that you are being unfair to me. You do not expect a former president to begin to speak of his successor, especially knowing that I have just left office.

“It is not standard practice anywhere because any comment I make now, whether positive or negative, could be misinterpreted. I will tell you that you are not helping me, you are not showing me love, if you continue to insist that I should run commentaries on the activities of my successor.”

Meanwhile, the PDP chieftain and former governor of Bayelsa state, has said that during his time as President of Nigeria, his government never negotiated with the Boko Haram terror-group.

He said that those who say his administration negotiated with the terror group based in the northeast, is only playing politics and trying to downplay the achievements of the last administration.

It would be recalled that the ex-president was recently in Geneva, Switzerland, where he was honoured by an association of international diplomats, the Cercle Diplomatique, based in Geneva, for the roles he played during the smooth transition of power in 2015.